Science Applications International
Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) announced today it was awarded a prime contract
by the United States Army National Guard (ARNG) to provide support for the
operation, modernization, expansion and further evolution of the Enterprise
Operations and Security Services (EOSS) concept and the associated information
technology (IT) services. The single-award, firm fixed-price contract has a
one-year period of performance, four one-year options, and a total contract
value of approximately $58 million, if all options are exercised. The task
order was awarded under the General Services Administration's Alliant
government-wide acquisition contract. Work will be performed primarily at an
SAIC facility in Vienna, Va.

The ARNG-G6 maintains and operates ARNG enterprise IT systems, including the
Wide Area Network (WAN) known as the GuardNet XXI, exchange and web services,
as well as video and audio conferencing and other systems. Under the contract,
SAIC will support the ARNG to evolve a traditional IT operation model into a
services-oriented, Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)-based
concept of operations. Services will include common engineering and
engineering project support, enterprise systems standardization support, data
networks system engineering, security engineering support, service strategy
and design, service transition, service operations and continual service
improvements.